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lunchChick-fil-A crispy chicken sandwich
My kid love this. I make it all the time. So easy and yet so tasty 😋
Rose HoffIngredients
- 4 Chicken breast
- 1/2 cup Pickle juice
- 1/4 cup Warm water
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 Large egg
- Oil for frying
- 4 Hamburger buns
- Pickles lettuce tomatoes cheese slices ect. For toppings
- For the breading
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp Powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp Chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- For Chick-fil-A sauce
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tsp Yellow mustard
- 2 tsp Barbecue sauce (hickory tastes the best)
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
Instructions
- 1Combine pickle juice and water in a ziplock bag. Add chicken breast and marinate for 30 minutes and set aside
- 2Make the Chick-fil-A sauce by conbinding all the ingredients in a bowl. Mix well and set aside
- 3Next, in a large bowl whisk together breading ingredients and set aside
- 4In another bowl mix together milk and eggs
- 5Add 2-3 cups of oil into a large saucepan and heat oil to around 350 degrees F
- 6Dip the marinated chicken into the egg and milk mixture then dip into the breading do this step 2 time and Repeat this to all your chicken breast
- 7Place chicken in to saucepan and fry 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove to paper towel to dry
- 8Toast the sandwich buns. Smooth Chick-fil-A sauce on both sides. Add Toppings and crispy chicken - and enjoy ❤️
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A sandwich stops being lunch the second you put something hot in it — fried chicken straight out of the oil, beef that's been in the crockpot all day, ribeye and onions off a hot griddle. It's fast, it feeds everybody, and there's almost nothing to wash.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on the nights the schedule fell apart — ball practice, late shifts, or when the fridge has one package of chicken breasts and half a loaf of bread.
Every recipe here is a real supper: the Chick-fil-A crispy chicken sandwich brined in pickle juice, a DIY Popeyes chicken sandwich, crockpot French dip with onion soup mix, ribeye cheesesteak sandwiches, honey jalapeño crispy pork, and grilled cheese mac and cheese for the kids.
Quick Tips
- 1
Brine the chicken first
Soak chicken breasts in pickle juice or buttermilk for at least 1 hour, up to overnight, so the meat stays juicy under the crust.
- 2
Pound cutlets even
Flatten chicken or pork to about 1/2 inch thick so it cooks through in 4 to 5 minutes per side without burning the coating.
- 3
Keep the oil steady
Fry at 350°F and cook only 2 pieces at a time — crowding the pan drops the temperature and turns the crust soggy.
- 4
Toast every bun
Butter the cut sides and toast 1 to 2 minutes in a hot skillet so juicy fillings and au jus don't soak through the bread.
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